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Old 06-17-2013, 05:35 AM   #3
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Here is my situation. When I double click on an EPUB file, I do not want the Calibre library application to open up, which shows me the list of books; I want the E-book Viewer application to open up the EPUB file. I want the file opening to be as easy as opening up a PDF file in Foxit, or even Adobe!
You have the calibre.exe file associated with .ePub files, you need to associate epub files with ebook-viewer.exe.

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I could not figure out how to change the settings to accomplish this. I used a tool called Default Programs Editor to change the default application that runs for a double click on a file. However, opening up the file this way results in the error "Input file must have an extension". Evidently this same error happens when trying to open up the EPUB file via the Recent Documents menu item in Windows.
If the first guide I linked to doesn't help you try any from this Google search. Please understand that this is a Operating System problem not a calibre problem. I do not experience the "Input file must have an extension" error unless the file does not have an extension.

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If this is something that is absolutely impossible to do, I would like advice on an free EPUB viewer that is as nice as Calibre.
It is easy to do, we all do it everyday with calibre and multiple other programs.
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